Executive Director at Institute for Southern Studies (https://t.co/XmzYSSjl62). Publisher of @FacingSouth (https://t.co/xDedOWA5Gm). Keep your eyes on the prize.
Oct 30, 2020 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
My vote for most under-reported 2020 election story: STATE LEGISLATURES, especially in the South. States are where policy moves, bases are mobilized, and, thanks to redistricting, Congressional control is shaped. Here’s what to watch in the South in 2020:
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Today, Republicans control 24 of 26 legislative chambers in the South. Two years ago, there were 0 Democratic-controlled chambers; Virginia Democrats changed that in 2019 when they won control of the VA Senate and House, forming a state trifecta.
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Dec 6, 2018 • 14 tweets • 7 min read
In recent days, a few pundits and politicians — especially NC Republicans — have compared the #NC09 2018 election fraud scandal to complaints made by NC GOP lawyers about absentee voting in 2016. There are similarities, but also key differences. Thread: 1/
After the 2016 elections in NC, Leslie McCrae Dowless — the suspected absentee ballot fraudster working for @MarkHarrisNC9 in 2018 — and GOP lawyers filed a complaint about absentee voting in Bladen County. 2/
